Ploceus nigricollis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The black-necked weaver (Ploceus nigricollis) is a resident breeding bird species in much of central Africa from Cameroon in the west to Kenya and southern Somalia in the east. The species was formally described in 1805 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot, who named it Malimbus nigricollis. The description was based on a specimen that had been collected near Malimbe, now Malembo, in the Cabinda Province of Angola. The species epithet nigricollis combines the Latin words Latin words, niger meaning "black" and collis meaning "necked".
Also on the island of on Bioko The black-necked weaver was formerly considered to be conspecific with the olive-naped weaver. The two species differ in plumage and in the colour of the iris. A molecular study published in 2019 found that the two... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 18 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazzaville | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | Yaoundé | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | |
| 3 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-necked Weaver sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, based on 55 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 240th most-seen of the 434 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and March–May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-necked Weaver in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and June–December, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-necked Weaver sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
14th of 19
Of the 19 parks where we can rate Black-necked Weaver sightings, Queen Elizabeth National Park ranks 14th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%), Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 30%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Black-necked Weaver that you can see in Queen Elizabeth National Park (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Black-headed Weaver (about 40%), Village Weaver (about 40%) and Slender-billed Weaver (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-necked Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Queen Elizabeth National Park (55 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
